Variations in the altitude of the F2 peak associated with trough-formation processes

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 628-636

  Crickmore, R I ^a   Jenkins, B ^b   Bailey, G J ^b   Jarvis, M J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2842602696     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0628-z     Document Type: Article

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